Assessing competence in nursing.

Full Abstract

New pre- and post-registration nursing competencies are being developed, yet there is much debate about how to define and assess competence. This article outlines some of the features of the current debate.

Author information

Author/s: Murrells, Trevor (T); Robinson, Sarah (S); Griffiths, Peter (P);

Affiliation: National Nursing Research Unit, King's College London.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Nursing management (Harrow, London, England : 1994) (Nurs Manag (Harrow)), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Jul; vol 16 (issue 4) : pp 18-9

Dates: Created 2009/07/30; Completed 2009/10/08;

PMID: 19639905, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/8/2009, IMS Date: )

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